OIP 115, 316 (P108787)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A04723

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
2. mu-kux(DU) ad-da-tur
3. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) szu-{d}nin-szubur
4. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) ur-nigar
5. {d}inanna
6. zabar-dab5 maszkim
7. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 e2-uz-ga
8. mu-kux(DU) ensi2 mar2-da{ki}
9. a-a-kal-la maszkim
10. 1(disz) gu4 6(disz) udu 4(disz) masz2
11. nig2-mu10-us2-sa ri-is,-dingir sa12-ti-um
reverse
1. [e2?] da-a-a-ni muhaldim-sze3
2. ARAD2-mu maszkim
3. 2(disz) gu4 4(disz) ab2
4. 8(disz) udu 2(u) u8 2(disz) ud5
5. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3
6. ur-nigar{gar} szu ba-ti
7. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
1 line blank
8. ki na-sa6-ta ba-zi
9. iti szu-esz-sza
10. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 38.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OIP 115, 316

[Hilgert1998OIP115] Hilgert, Markus. 1998. Drehem Administrative Documents from the Reign of Šulgi. Cuneiform Texts from the Ur III Period in the Oriental Institute. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications 115. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/cuneiform-texts-ur-iii-period-oriental-institute-volume-1-drehem.
history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 390

[Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.
history: RA 74, p.1-9, p. 2 a

[Steinkeller1980Easterner] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1980. “The Old Akkadian Term for Easterner.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 74: 1–9.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A04723
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.08.22 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:29:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:09	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (046532) (046532)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (d91878d3-91fc-4d3d-8b3b-e89c258de396) (d91878d3-91fc-4d3d-8b3b-e89c258de396)

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 115, 316 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108787.

OIP 115, 316 artifact entry (No. P108787). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108787 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 115, 316 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108787 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 115, 316 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108787.

OIP 115, 316 artifact entry (No. P108787). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108787 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 115, 316 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108787 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {OIP 115, 316 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108787},
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